One of electronic music’s largest international events is currently taking place in Amsterdam. Now in its 16th year, Amsterdam Dance Event, a jam-packed schedule of daytime workshops, round-tables, and technical demonstrations with a world-class line-up of DJs and producers taking you into the night.

Brooklyn-based producer, multi-instrumentalist and Dubspot instructor, DJ KIVA returns with a superb new solo album 1000 Sunrises on his Adios Babylon imprint. Preview the new album and check out KIVA’s video for the song “Tayyib” that he created using Modul8 VJ software along with the Akai APC 40.

The Dubspot rogue squadron caught up with legendary music creator Moby at Decibel 2011 to talk about music production, DJing, vegans, punk rock, productivity, creative resistance, and making mistakes for success.

Tonight! Trouble & Bass and Dutty Artz will hold this CMJ showcase at Public Assembly in Brooklyn. It’s been a few years since there were only a couple bass music parties in New York, each of which repped a different

In the future, the performer isn’t center stage – instead, center stage is the performer. And that future is now, scaling high above the crowd in a moving architectural light sculpture that interacts with the music. This traveling audio visual sculpture was created by United Visual Artists and originally premiered at Coachella earlier in the year.

With this week’s launch of iOS 5, which brings more enhancements to audio routing and processing possibilities. We take a look at the latest sonic possibilities for music creation on the go with your iOS device.

In July Dubspot hosted a live streaming workshops with Brazil’s Percussivo Mundo Novo (which translates into “New World Percussion” in English). Lead by the band’s songwriter and video game controller wiz Mikael Mutti, PMN truly embodies the vision their band name suggests.

In this tutorial Dubspot instructor and electronic musician Chris Petti takes you through three very powerful uses and applications for the versatile new Pulveriser effect processor in Propellerhead’s Reason 6.

The most notable audio/visual performances in recent years have come from two legendary pioneers of underground music: Amon Tobin and Richie Hawtin. Both artists have created all-encompassing structures that put the artists in the middle of the visuals and both artists are using the revolutionary Touch Designer

At Dubspot, there are many paths to reach your creative goals as an artist. We offer several individual courses that focus on specific areas of study, however our most comprehensive programs are the DJ/Producer Master Certificate Program and the EMP

Dubspot instructor and Sound Design & Synthesis curriculum co-designer Evan Sutton will walk you through some of the basic principles of using Reaktor, Native Instruments’ versatile and highly customizable modular software and production tool.

Lately Dubspot has been lucky enough to have some great streaming workshops from folks across the pond. Between Silkie, Tunnidge and now Ital Tek, we’re getting ever closer to representing the enormous breadth of UK bass music. October 10th, @

Dubspot’s six-level Logic Pro Producer Certificate Program designed by electronic music producer and production guru Matt Shadetek starts online the week of October 2. In this post, we’ve compiled five of our Logic tutorial videos covering a range of production